JAZZ DANCE COVERAGE

TPAC to Feature Artists-in-Residence in 2013 Work & Show Festival, Beg. 6/6

In its 17th (and final) season, the BMCC Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) hallmark program enables four to eight emerging and established artists-writers, dancers, and composers-to create and ... (more...)

BWW Blog: Kathryn Mowat Murphy - After Show Blues

I have a cat, and his name is Jazz. If I don't pay any attention to Jazz, he begins to meow. This is a simple animalistic act to show he needs my attention. We, being performers, are very similar. If ... (more...)

A FIERCE GREEN FIRE, Estonian National Ballet and More Set for Napa Valley Opera House, June 2013

The Napa Valley Opera House yesterday announced the following schedule of performances taking place throughout the month of June. (more...)

Hubbard Street Adds 8th and Final Performance to DANC(E)VOLVE, Running 6/6-16

Responding to popular demand, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago announces the addition of an eighth performance during its danc(e)volve: New Works Festival, June 6-16, 2013 at the Museum of Contemporary Ar... (more...)

Hubbard Street to Kick Off DANC(E)VOLVE: NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, 6/6

The highly acclaimed contemporary dance companies Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Hubbard Street 2 return to MCA Stage for the second danc(e)volve: New Works Festival. They perform new works created ... (more...)

Shaping Sound Tour Kicks off with Red Carpet Premiere

Shaping Sound, a new contemporary dance company, held their red carpet premiere last night at the El Portal Theatre in Los Angeles. Emmy-nominated choreographers and dance visionaries Travis Wall, Nic... (more...)

RoCo Dance Celebrates 20th Anniversary With New Original Dance Production, PETER

PETER is a surreal fantasy bridging the old world with the new and into the future. Each chapter of the story is stylized though genres of dance by introducing ballet, modern, hip hop, jazz and break ... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Juilliard Graduates Show Off Their Talent with SEVEN NEW HUES

Juilliard's 2013 graduating class captivated the audience on Sunday, May 4, at the Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater, with seven new world premiere choreographed works by Jason Collins, Julia Head... (more...)

RHYTHM ON THE RIVER and More Set for BalletMet's 2013 Summer Season

The 2012-2013 season at BalletMet isn't over just yet. As we head into spring and summer, the dancing continues with summer dance camps, opportunities for learning and enrichment, and the summer-endin... (more...)

Chicago Human Rhythm Project Presents 23rd Rhythm World Tap Festival, 7/22-8/4

Highlighting the depth and breadth of national and international tap artistry, Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), the nation's premier presenter of American tap dance and contemporary percussive art... (more...)

Patti LuPone, Bebel Gilberto, Paul Taylor Dance, BROADWAY'S NEXT H!T MUSICAL and More Set for Scottsdale Center's 2013-14 Season

Tickets for Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' new 2013-14 season will go on sale to the public on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. Among the offerings are 75 awe-inspiring live performances of da... (more...)

Rebecca Lazier's COMING TOGETHER/ATTICA to Debut at The Invisible Dog, 6/13

On Thursday, June 13 (7 + 9 pm) at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn, choreographer Rebecca Lazier and indie-classical ensemble Newspeak present the first US performances of Coming Together/Attica, a site... (more...)

Dance Academy USA Donates 250 Tickets for Annual Recital to Bay Area Kids' Charity

Dance Academy USA is pleased to announce that it will be donating 50 tickets per show for its Annual Recital to a Bay Area kids' charity. The recital consists of five separate performances over the we... (more...)

FUNNY GIRL, PINK SKIES, Marcia Ball and More Set for Napa Valley Opera House, May 2013

The Napa Valley Opera House today announced the following schedule of performances taking place throughout the month of May 2013. (more...)

American Ballet Theatre and Harlem School of the Arts Announce Ballet Training Partnership

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) Dance Department have formed a unique training partnership, which will incorporate ABT's National Training Curriculum in HSA's dan... (more...)

Photo Flash: Hundreds of Rockettes Hopefuls Audition at Radio City Music Hall

Hundreds of aspiring dancers lined up at Radio City Music Hall awaiting their chance to fulfill their dreams and audition to become a Rockette and star in the upcoming 2013 production of the Radio Cit... (more...)

Regional Dance Company of the Week: Florida Dance Theatre

Florida Dance Theatre, Polk County's only professional dance company and training academy, is celebrating its 18th anniversary. Formerly known as Lakeland Ballet, Florida Dance Theatre was founded in ... (more...)

BWW Reviews: Martita Goshen's TURNING HOME Is No False Start

A step onto the stage, and the winds of our ancestors and the spirits of the racehorse seem to jostle through the skirts and hair of Martita Goshen. Each hand gesture, every head flit conjures up me... (more...)

10 Hairy Legs to Make NYC Debut at NY Live Arts, 5/30-6/2

Randy James' new dance company, 10 Hairy Legs, will have its New York City Debut at New York Live Arts, May 30, 31, June 1 at 7:30 pm and June 2 at 2:00 pm. (more...)

New British Invasion Band Vertical Expression Plays for NYC Contra Dance Tonight

Country Dance*New York will present a lively contra dance tonight, April 27th, from 8:00 pm to 10:45 pm at the Church of the Village (201 West 13th Street, Manhattan). No previous experience is requir... (more...)

BWW Reviews: DoubleTake, Andrew J. Nemr, and Glitter Kitty Dance to Impress at the Moving Beauty Series

Friday evening's performance at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, as part of the Moving Beauty Series, was fascinatingly diverse and entertaining. The evening opened with a combination of shorte... (more...)

Emory Dance Presents Spring Concert TABULA RASA, Now thru 4/28

Six Emory Dance Program students venture into the world of choreography, many for the first time, in the Emory Dance Company Spring Concert, 'Tabula Rasa,' today, April 26-28 in the Dance Studio of th... (more...)

Nimbus Dance Works Presents DANCE SPEAKS OUT: LYNCHTOWN/THISTOWN, Beg. Today

The result of several years of planning, Dance Speaks Out: Lynchtown/Thistown is a multi- faceted project that brings Nimbus Dance Works into collaboration with The Charles Weidman Dance Foundation to... (more...)

MOonhORsE Dance Theatre to Debut OLD & YOUNG AND RECKLESS TOGETHER, 5/16-18

Older & Reckless, MOonhORsE Dance Theatre's celebrated series, concludes its 2012/13 season with OLD & YOUNG AND RECKLESS TOGETHER featuring six dance artists from across Canada in works by choreograp... (more...)

RIVER TO RIVER FESTIVAL 2013 Announces Full Lineup; Kicks Off 6/15

As part of its 40th Anniversary year, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) unveils the 2013 edition of the annual River To River Festival, Downtown's completely free summer arts festival. This year... (more...)